It is very true that I have said that I considered Napoleon's presence in the field equal to forty thousand men in the balance. This is a very loose way of talking; but the idea is a very different one from that of his presence at a battle being equal to a reinforcement of forty thousand men.

Extra interest signifies extra risk.

I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.

I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me.

Publish and be damned.

Always get over heavy ground as lightly as you can.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.